The affective profiles in the USA: happiness, depression, life satisfaction, and happiness-increasing strategies

The affective profiles model categorizes individuals as self-fulfilling (high positive affect, low negative affect), high affective (high positive affect, high negative affect), low affective (low positive affect, low negative affect), and self-destructive (low positive affect, high negative affect). The aim of the present study was to investigate differences between profiles regarding happiness, depression, and satisfaction.